I stayed here for 4 nights and it was a great hostel. The staff were all very kinda, each asking your name to get to know you better. It had a good kitchen for everyone to use. They cleaned the hostel very thoroughly which was very impressed. There was a free breakfast which is always a great bonus at any hostel! It was close walking distance to the town square and many of the free hikes available in Jardin. The staff was also very helpful, when the atm’s were not working in the town square they allowed my to get cash with them by paying on my credit card. They certainly didn’t have to do this but it saved me a lot of stress and worry being without cash when I was leaving the next day. Highly...
Read moreThe staff is very nice and they will do what they can to help and make your stay pleasant.
That being said, that hostel has a big noise problem. There are gaps between the doors and their frames, and similar for the windows, so you can hear absolutely everything. You will wake with the last guests to come back and with the first who leave. You can hear every word of the receptionist taking calls at 11pm and the breakfast being made from 7am. There's currently construction work across the street (a house getting built), and the works start every day at 6:30am. The hostel is not in the centre, but look further if you need a good...
Read moreDon’t stay here if you’re not a heavy sleeper. There is no sound insulation to be found, even in private rooms, so any noise in the hostel can be heard throughout the hostel. Quiet hours are 11PM to 9AM, but they are loosely enforced at night. In the morning, the cat starts meowing repeatedly at sunrise and housekeepers show up at 7. So in reality, actual quiet hours are between whenever the last person stops talking/slamming doors and sunrise.
Noise problems aside, the staff was very nice and helpful, the hostel is conveniently located, and the breakfast was nice although...
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